One of the greatest fights of the year happens this Saturday, July twentieth at the MGM Grande Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (29-0-1 NC, 22 KOs) shields his title against the incomparable Manny Pacquiao (61-7-2, 39 KOs) in a matchup that truly isn’t anything but difficult to foresee.

Thurman came back from a long cutback in January and had a harder than anticipated check-up session, as he prevailed upon a choice apprentice Josesito Lopez in spite of getting injured on numerous occasions. Taking care of business, he’s seemingly the best welterweight on the planet and boasts prevails upon Danny Garcia and Shawn Porter. Pacquiao is still especially applicable in the game at 40 years of age, and after questionable destruction to Jeff Horn in 2017, he has since slipped back with a TKO of Lucas Matthysse a year ago and a simple choice over Adrien Broner back in January.

With Errol Spence Jr and Shawn Porter expected to battle this fall, all things considered, the victor of Thurman-Pacquiao will confront the champ of Spence-Porter one year from now in a title unification. I didn’t think I’d state this even a couple of months prior, yet I am truly anticipating this one, in spite of the fact that the $74.99 PPV sticker price might be off-putting to a few.

The PPV undercard is really convincing. Yordenis Ugas and Omar Figueroa meet in a welterweight title eliminator, Sergey Lipinets takes on John Molina in an ensured slugfest, and previous bantamweight champions Luis Nery and Juan Carlos Payano square off in a significant matchup in the division.

Going before the PPV is a two-hour FOX communicate, featured by Caleb Plant (18-0, 10 KOs) in his IBF super-middleweight title protection against Mike Lee (21-0, 11 KOs), who is presumably going to get smoked. The better battle is between heavyweight prospects Efe Ajagba (10-0, 9 KOs) and Ali Eren Demirezen (11-0, 10 KOs), as firecrackers ought not out of the ordinary there.

Bleeding Elbow will have full battle week inclusion of Pacquiao versus Thurman, including play-by-play, examination, features, and substantially more.

Manny Pacquiao vs Keith Thurman Live Information

As this one is in Vegas, expect it to be no earlier than 4.30am – possibly even 5 am. Make sure you’re sitting down around 4 am with a hot cup of your favorite beverage to witness the fighters take that famous walk to the ring. The fight takes place on July 20 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, with UK viewers forced to push through sleep deprivation for one of the final glimpses of the legendary Filipino.

Manny Pacquiao vs Keith Thurman PPV Price

Manny Pacquiao will go down as one of the top boxers in history. On Saturday, July 20, the only eight-division champion in the history of the sport will look to avoid being a stepping stone against undefeated American Keith Thurman. The 40-year-old Pacquiao has been impressive recently, winning four of five fights since his loss to Floyd Mayweather. Along the way, he’s registered a knockout of Lucas Matthysse and a dominant decision win over Adrien Broner to move to 61-7-2. However, Thurman is 29-0-1 and looked like the future of the welterweight class before a car accident cost him nearly two years. The fight goes down at MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas and the WBA Welterweight Title will be on the line in front of a raucous crowd. Pacquiao is the -145 favorite (risk $145 to win $100), while Thurman is the +125 (risk $100 to win $125) underdog in the latest Pacquiao vs. Thurman odds. Before you make your Pacquiao vs. Thurman picks and predictions, be sure to read what SportsLine boxing expert Peter Kahn has to say.

A fight game veteran with over 20 years of experience as a manager, promoter and adviser, he has his finger on the pulse of what’s going on inside and outside the ring. He can be heard weekly as co-host of “The Fight Guys” podcast on the SB Nation Radio Network, and he just did a long sitdown interview with Thurman.

This is the same expert who nailed Pacquiao’s last two fights, delivering huge profits. Kahn told readers last summer to back Pacquiao at +550 to knock out Lucas Matthysse. The result: Pacquiao knocked him out in the seventh round. Then, Kahn told his followers to bet Pacquiao over Adrien Broner. Pacquiao dominated in a lopsided, unanimous decision, and anyone who followed Kahn’s lead hit it big.

Manny Pacquiao vs Keith Thurman Prediction

The predictions are in from around the boxing world and the expert group that was polled is nearly split 50-50, but overall gives eight-division champion Senator Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao a slight edge over WBA Welterweight World Champion Keith “One Time” Thurman ahead of their Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View main event this Saturday from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

The tally was 24-to-19 for Pacquiao over Thurman, with three picking a draw. Pacquiao even has a chance to stop Thurman based on the picks of at least three former champions who participated in the poll, while two picked Thurman to end the night early. In addition, eight respondents believe the fight is so evenly-matched that it will end in a split-decision.